Rhode Island Department of Education
Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Names and Chains

State Standards: GLEs/GSEs

National Standards:

Context of Lesson:

Overview of lesson, including: where it fits in unit, what are key ideas and what will students be doing.

Opportunities to Learn:

Depth of Knowledge

Prerequisite Knowledge

Plans for Differentiating Instruction

Accommodations and modifications

Environmental factors

Materials

large marshmallows (or large styrofoam balls)
pretzel sticks (or toothpicks)
mini marshmallows (or small styrofoam balls)
Carbon chain worksheet

Objectives:

Instruction:

Opening:

Finish Naming Inquiry

Engagement:

Explore naming carbon chains.
Using carbon chain worksheet and supplied materials, create differing "carbon chains" and use them to complete worksheet and learn names of carbon chain compounds with 1 through 6 carbons.

Closure:

How are naming of ionic and covalent compounds different from carbon chains?

HW: Complete naming activity questions and/or carbon chain worksheet if needed.

Assessment:




Reflections

(only done after lesson is enacted)

Student Work Sample 1 – Approaching Proficiency:

Student Work Sample 2 – Proficient:

Student Work Sample 3 – Exceeds Proficiency: